Trisodium (2RS,3RS)-2-methylcitrate

• Catalog No.: 59464
• M. F.: C7H7Na3O7
• M. W.: 272.09559
• Purity: ≥85% (mixture of diastereomers, NMR)

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: trisodium 2-hydroxy-1-methylpropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
• IUPAC Traditional name: trisodium 2-methylcitrate
• Synonyms: Trisodium (2RS,3SR)-3-carboxy-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-pentanedioate

DATABASE IDS

• MDL Number: MFCD16875437

PROPERTIES

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C7H7Na3O7
• Impurities: ≤5% water
• Purity: ≥85% (mixture of diastereomers, NMR)
• Quality: mixture of diastereomers
• German water hazard class: 3

DETAILS

Description (English)

Biochem/physiol Actions
MCA is a diagnostic marker metabolite which cumulates in body fluids of patients suffering from the following inherited metabolic diseases: propionic acidemia (PA), methylmalonic aciduris (MMA), holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency (HCSD)1,2. There MCA occurs as a mixture of (2S,3S)- and (2R,3S)-stereoisomers.

Description (简体中文)

Biochem/physiol Actions
MCA is a diagnostic marker metabolite which cumulates in body fluids of patients suffering from the following inherited metabolic diseases: propionic acidemia (PA), methylmalonic aciduris (MMA), holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency (HCSD)1,2. There MCA occurs as a mixture of (2S,3S)- and (2R,3S)-stereoisomers.